Yesterday, the people of the West Australian town of Cowaramup came together in the pursuit of a common goal, something bigger than any one of them, for the betterment of humanity. Their aim was to smash the world record for the largest gathering of people dressed in cow suits, and boy, did they succeed.
At the town’s annual show, a total of 1352 people showed up dressed in black-and-white cow onesies, annihilating the previous record of 470 people, which was held by the town of Fairfax, Virginia. Cowaramup has long been known as a “cow town” thanks to its local dairy industry … this madness has just solidified that reputation.
Lest anyone should assume Cowaramup weren’t taking this world record attempt seriously, the rules for participation were very strict:
Cheers for a world record today in #cowaramup!! #wa #sw pic.twitter.com/qvL34CLckg
— .:KaT?:. (@kfisme) July 12, 2014
Even local dogs joined in, including this adorable pug:
Cuteness overload: a baby pug dressed in a cow onesie! #Cowaramup pic.twitter.com/hmPs24rp6W
— RoxanneTaylor (@Roxanne_Taylor) July 12, 2014
The whole town was in high spirits:
world record 1352 ppl dressed as cows. Good work Cow Town #cowaramup #southwest #winterdownsouth #agchatoz pic.twitter.com/UBUjuSGZlC
— Mel McAndrew (@farmgrrrl82) July 12, 2014
And the result was one fairly epic gathering of onesie-wearing lunatics:
Congrats #Cowaramup now I know where to go to wear my cow onesie 🙂 http://t.co/htDg2VjuEO pic.twitter.com/OAmH00lTdK
— Jo Niemann (@ChangeBuilders) July 12, 2014
Citizens of Cowaramup, the name of your town sounds kind of dirty, but we salute you.
